Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON. House Sponsors: CURRIE-TENHOUSE-FEIGENHOLTZ-HOWARD-RONEN Short description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-PRESCRPTN Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Eliminates the triplicate prescription forms. Creates a controlled substance prescription monitoring program. Provides for the creation of a central repository for collection of information related to the dispensing of controlled substances. Provides for the transmission of information about dispensed controlled substances to the central repository by electronic means. Provides for the confidentiality of information in the central repository. Creates an advisory committee to assist the Department in implementing the controlled substance prescription monitoring program. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Reinserts provisions of the bill except restores language that a prescription form for a Schedule II Controlled Substance shall not be filled more than 7 days after the date of issuance. Provides that the determination of what are large quantities of a controlled substance is determined by the advisory committee. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Limits the controlled substance prescription monitoring program to Schedule II controlled substances. Eliminates the requirement that the dispenser must transmit to the central repository the number of days of supply of the controlled substance dispensed. Provides that the Department of Professional Regulation may charge a fee for access to license information of a prescriber or dispenser of a Schedule II controlled substance. Provides that the Advisory Committee consists of prescribers and dispensers. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 720/570/313 Further amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that within 7 days (now, 72 hours) after issuing an emergency prescription, the prescriber must cause a written prescription to be delivered to the dispensing pharmacist. Provides that the controlled substance prescription monitoring program is limited to Schedule II controlled substances. Makes controlled substances lawfully administered in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice settings exempt from the Schedule II controlled substance prescription monitoring program. Adds an April 1, 2000 effective date to the bill. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0576 Last action date: 99-08-14 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status